Siege of Iasi (1805)

The Siege of Iasi was the first battle of the Russo-Turkish War of 1805. The Russian general Fyodor Fyodorovich Buxhoewden teamed up with fellow general Mikhail Semenovich Vorontsov to capture the city of Iasi from the Ottoman Empire, conquering Moldova & Bessarabia.

History
In 1805, when the Ottoman Empire declared war on the Austrian Empire, the Russian Empire stood by their ally and declared war on the Ottomans in exchange. General Fyodor Fyodorovich Buxhoewden was sent south with 4,700 troops to join up with General Mikhail Semenovich Vorontsov's army of 9,600 Russian troops, and the two armies converged in front of the Ottoman city of Iasi in the province of Moldova & Bessarabia.

The Russians laid siege to the Ottoman city, defended by Cenaze Efendi and 9,600 Ottoman troops. The weak Ottoman garrison did not stand a chance against the experienced Russians, who took the city with only 870 losses.